A few cat questions...

calico cats are essentialy tri colored cats in basic shades of black ,red and white. Each color has its own seperate patches, and the colors are never blended or mixed. calico cats come in short haired or long hair. and yes male calico cats are very rare , and are nearly always sterile. So if his color are all mixed and not like patchwork , he is not a true calico cat. brown eyed cats are very rare , but it is normal, eye color is influenced by many diffrent genes one of witch is coat color.

not knowledgable about cat genetics but I have never seen a cat with brown eyes. you know really BROWN. My jona has dark eyes, but they are still greenish. calico cat has to have patches of colours and each of the three colours should be about evenly represented. patterns as such dont matter, but they need to be clear spots. and indeed male calico cats are extremly rare.

I think if it is a long hair and not spotted it isn't a true calico. If you had one, you'd be rich! As far as the eyes, I am not 100% sure. I can't say that I have really noticed cats eyes. Our cats have green eyes, my husbands cat that lives at his moms has dark eyes, and I have seen blue - not sure about green.

Interesting questions. I have two cats (outdoor kitties) and one has seafoam green eyes that I have never seen on another cat before. They are just weird. My other cat I really will have to look at him cause I can't remember the color of his eyes. My big tabby (the one with the weird eyes) is 17 pounds and like I said he is a tabby. the little cat has yellow eyes we just looked he is grey and white in coloring.

I have known of registered or highly bred Persians to have those intense brown eyes, and that would account for the long hair as well. Usually cats do not have that dark brown eyes, in my experience. Someone else may say different. When the cat is all mixed up three colors, we call them tortoise shell, rather than calico. Again, that may just be me. What I was always told about male three color cats is that if they do occur they generally sterile, cannot reproduce. I have never had a male torty or calico. I had a female once that was white, with the black and orange spots, except that her spots were tabby striped black and tabby striped orange.

I have had a lot of cats and looked at even more and never seen a brown eye cat. Re: calico/tortoiseshell male cats... Lots of male tabbies seem to have 3 colors, but that is actually the ticking in the fur that gives it the appearence. If the colors can't be clearly defined as "red" (orange/buff) and "black" (black/blue grey/brown). If your cat really is a tortoiseshell then he is genetically an "XXY" instead of a normal "XY". Is it your male that has the brown eyes as well? The genetics might be explaining why he does then. What causes the tortie coloring is because the "red" gene is carried on the "X" chromosone. That is why 80% of all "red" (orange/buff) cats are male. When a female is only carring 1 "red" on her "X" that allows the "black" to show thru and you get a tortoiseshell - a calico is a tortoiseshell with white. Now, both of my torties look "brown", one is a "torby" that means you can see the tabby striping in her patchs. I hope this helps some more.

I have no clue to these cat questions Foxy.. haha.. i am goofed up...haha.. I wondered how you could have such a knowledge on cats.. Instead of clarifying your doubts this topic has made me to learn something new. Thanks a lot. Have fun friend.

About the eyes Foxy, its possible the genetic combination for the eyes resulted in a brownish color. Its also possible the pigmentation for the eyes is weaker than it ought to be. Well it could also be hyperpigmentation too in the eyes, but overall its another reason for the different color. I know this due to a few encounters with heterochromia in eyes (cats and dogs have this along with people). Copper color eyes are also possible in cats (which could be seen as brown depending on the observer).

Hi this is the second time I have written this as I forgot to sign in. A brown eyed cat is unusual but may come from a history of a brown eyed gene or a mix from a purebred cat and some of them have very strange eye colorings. My black Persian had eyes the color of a pumpkin beautiful orange eyes. A calico cat is a female cat with blotches of white, bright orange, and usually black as a second color. They only come in females, but if by chance you get a male they are always sterile and usually not to healthy. Of course sometimes one will be healthy, but they are always sterile. A tortoiseshell cat is another type of all female cats with three colors but no white and not big blotches but small and lots of times tabby which makes them a torby. Are you confused yet? My cat Maggie was born with all the tortoiseshell markings but some white, the vet marked her down as a Torby because she was so close to the tortoiseshell if she got lost people would automatically assume she was a tortoiseshell. A tortoiseshell is also very bossy and quite often the queen of the pride as in Maggie's case. They are wonderful hunters and use to sell for 1 pound 100 years ago because of their ability to blend in to the surroundings. 1 pound a hundred years ago was a lot of money, but when I use to let Maggie out she caught a rat, mouse or bird everyday. Sometimes I would be calling her and she would be just in front of me and I could not see her till she moved or meowed. If you want to see picture's of them look them up on the web and it will show the difference between the two. An orange cat use to be only male but our strong female genes took over and now there are females too and they are not sterile. Well I have confused you enough, just remember bright orange is always on both of these types of cats, not tan, and they are female. ceciliah

i am sure there are brown eyed cats out there, but i rarely see them. i have problem seen a few in the past somewhere. i am not an expert on cats...they all look alike to me..

i cant remember any brown eyed cat.. the closest thing i have seen is golden or black eyes so i think ya got yourself a rare cat!!

Hey foxy, I thought I knew alot about kittys until you asked this question. Now I don't really know the difference between a calico and tortoise! What I do know is that I've had 5 cats in my life and not one had brown eyes and I've never seen a cat that had them. My cats had either green or yellow eyes. Maybe different shades of green or yellow, but no brown. If I find anything out I will get back to you. I have a gf that knows so much about cats (about everything actually). I will check with her and see what she has to say. She's the one who got me my 2 cats that I have now and I am forever grateful to her because they are the loves of my life!